Cleveland County Jail

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The Cleveland County Jail is located at 20 Magnolia in Rison, AR and is a medium security county jail operated by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Cleveland County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Cleveland County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Cleveland County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cleveland County Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info about anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Cleveland County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Cleveland County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you have a cash bond or if the judge needs to determine the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Cleveland County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s full name to the Cleveland County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go into a Visiting log for the inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at (870) 325-6222 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Cleveland County Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Cleveland County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Cleveland County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cleveland County Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Cleveland County Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Cleveland County Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Cleveland County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file containing a court docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so be sure to double check the Cleveland County Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cleveland County Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Cleveland County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (870) 325-6222 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Cleveland County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

The only phone calls that Cleveland County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (870) 325-6222

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Cleveland County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Cleveland County Jail, click the link below.

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